Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Man Who Spoke Snakish by Andrus Kivirähk

9 reviews

mai_books_nature's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Religious bigotry, Death, Misogyny, and Torture

aixiae's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death

doreneemi's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This book is so so weird 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Xenophobia

sagesaria's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Misogyny, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Animal cruelty, Death, and Gore

amysou0204's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was surprised by how much I liked this book. It was nothing like what I usually read, as it was way more fantasy-based than my usual books, but it was really well written and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Although many aspects of the book involved fantasy aspects like talking to snakes, talking (and mating) with bears, and the Frog of the North, among other things, these subjects were approached and written about in such a way as to shed light on the nature of humanity and the shared lived experiences of it. It was very emotional at times, and portrayed very well the struggles one would go through if he should feel as alone as Leemet does, being the last man to speak Snakish, abandoned and/or having lost through tragedy all the other ones whom he had grown up with but, over the years, saw disappear.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

kay_reads9's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Blood, Child death, Murder, Grief, Violence, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

amyjo25's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

chuseyin's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book is about a young man who can speak to snakes. He is living during a time of change: from Paganism to Christian, and from dark ages to "civilisation" in Estonia. It's packed with mythology and folk tales. Bit dark, Bit gory in places, but beautifully written and highly addictive! Big Philosophical Themes; Hobbes would be shocked at the savagery :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

kkmk's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Animal death and Blood